Studying Under a Renowned Master

While the senior was healing, Li Yunjing bid Elder Yue farewell and returned to the Seven Stars Palace.

It was not that he had chosen to return. His Seven Stars Jade Slip had vibrated: Xu Wuyi had emerged from seclusion and ordered him back at once!

"I wonder what Elder Xu wants with me," Li Yunjing muttered.

The moment Xu Wuyi appeared, Li Yunjing knew the deacon's cultivation had advanced greatly. His standing had risen another step, and he had become a sect elder.

Why had he called Li Yunjing back so urgently?

Though puzzled, Li Yunjing did not slow his steps.

He hurried through the sect's many halls toward the Seven Stars Palace.

Along the way, disciples who spotted him showed their awe and steered clear.

Since Li Yunjing's return, the Purple Firmament Party had been pressing its advantage. His fearsome reputation had spread throughout the sect, and no one dared provoke him.

Before long, Li Yunjing arrived outside the Discussion Hall of the Seven Stars Palace.

He had barely stepped through the doorway when a familiar voice called out. "Li Yunjing, you're finally back."

He looked up and saw Xu Wuyi standing in the center of the hall, smiling at him.

Xu Wuyi's aura was now deep as the sea, with faint starlight flowing around him. His cultivation had clearly soared: he had entered the Golden Core Realm.

"Disciple Li Yunjing greets Elder Xu!"

Li Yunjing stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Brat! What's with the act?"

Xu Wuyi waved a hand and laughed. "There's no need for ceremony between us."

As the chief steward of the Seven Stars Palace, Xu Wuyi had looked into Li Yunjing's recent deeds after leaving seclusion. What he found had nearly scared him to death!

He had only just reached the First Heaven